SAAR TERRITORY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21961, 19 November 1934, Page 9

SAAR TERRITORY

ECONOMIC SITUATION . GLOOMY PICTURE PAINTEIJ . " DAILY BECOMES WORSE" By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received November 18, 9.5 p.m.) 'GENEVA. Nov. 17 "The economic situation in the Saar daily becomes worse," s&ys a petition from the Saar Chamber of Commerce, submitted to the League of Nations by Mr. G. G. Knox, the Governing Commissioner. The petition states that grave difficulties are being experienced in the Franco-German clearing arrangements. Many French firms have refused to grant further credit to their customers in the Saar. The Governing Commission's accompanying Note states that it has mada every effort to retain foreign confidence in the Saar, and adds that a dangerous situation can be averted only if foreign investors can be assured of the stable government of the territory. M. Aloise, president of the Saar Committee, has intimated that the work in connection with the financial aspects of the Saar is not sufficiently advanced to enable a meeting to be held on November 21. He has requested its postponement and probably it will be held on November 24. ACTIVITIES OF NAZIS AFFRONT TO COMMISSION LEAGUE ASKED TO ACT SAARBRUCKEN, Nov. 16 The Governing Commission of the Saar has asked the Supreme Tribunal to proceed against Jacob Pirro, Herman Roechling, Pieter-Kiefre, also Lenacher and Smelzer, five German front leaders who signed the recent attack on the chairman of the commission; Mr. G. G. Knox, ■ which' was transmitted to the League. The cha'rges' are'ihsult," libel and false witness. Newspapers published in the German language in the Saar have been ordered to give a front-page display to the commissioners' rebuttal of the attack. COUNCIL OF LEAGUE SPECIAL MEETING CALLED PLEBISCITE ARRANGEMENTS JJritish 'Wireless * RUGBY, Not. 16 The Lord Privy Seal, Mr; Anthony Eden, will- be' chief British delegate at a meeting on Tuesday of the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference at Geneva. A special meeting of the Council of *. the League of Nations will be opened at Geneva on Wednesday to consider the report of a committee of three on. arrangements for the Saar plebiscite in | January, 1935.